SUPPLEMENT TO KEEPING OF SMALL HOOFED ANIMALS
Obtaining a license to keep small hoofed mammals.
(a) Any person who keeps small hoofed mammals in the city of Duluth other than
areas zoned Rural-Conservation (R-C) or Residential-Rural 1 (RR-1) under sections 50-14.2
and 50-14.3 of this Code, shall obtain an annual license prior to acquiring any small hoofed
mammal. Only one license shall be allowed per one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling as
defined in Section 50-41 of this Code. A license granted to a two-family dwelling shall require
written permission from the occupants of both dwelling units. The license year commences on
January 1 and ends on the following December 31. Applications shall be made to the city
clerk. The city clerk shall collect the license fee.
(b) Fees to be charged for the issuance of a license to keep small hoofed mammals
shall be set in accordance with Section 31-6(a) of this Code;
(c) The applicant shall provide at time of annual licensure a list of all property
owners within 150’ of the boundaries of the property where the small hoofed mammals are to
be kept and, in order to be eligible to receive a license to keep small hoofed mammals, the
written approval of the owners of 51% of the properties within the 150’ area shall also be
provided;
(d) All licenses shall be conditioned upon passing a mandatory inspection by the
animal control authority;
(e) The animal control authority may refuse to grant or may revoke a license if the
small hoofed mammals become a nuisance, as evidenced by a third admitted or judicially-
determined violation of the Duluth City Code within 12 months of the first of the three admitted
or judicially-determined violations;
(f) The animal control authority may refuse to grant or may revoke a license to a
person convicted of cruelty to animals under a code, ordinance or statute from this state, or a
code, ordinance or statute from another state;
Keeping of small hoofed mammals.
(a) Each person holding a license to keep small hoofed mammals within the city of
Duluth shall comply with the following:
(1) The principle use of the property where the small hoofed mammals are to
be kept is a one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling on a lot greater than 2 acres as defined
in Section 50-41 of this Code;
(2) No person shall keep more than three small hoofed mammals;
(3) No person shall slaughter any small hoofed mammal within the city of
Duluth;
(4) Small hoofed mammals shall be provided a secure and well-ventilated
roofed structure in compliance with the current zoning and building codes;
(5) The roofed structure shall be fully enclosed, wind proof, and be of an
appropriate size and design for the small hoofed mammals to be kept according to policies
established by the city of Duluth;
(6) The floors and walls of the roofed structure shall be kept in a clean,
sanitary and healthy condition with all dropping and body excretions collected on a daily basis
and placed in a fire-proof covered container until applied as fertilizer, composted or transported
off the premises, except for swine droppings and body excretions which shall neither be
composted nor used as fertilizer;
(7) Small hoofed mammals shall be kept in the roofed structure or any
attached fenced yard enclosure at all times;
(8) The fence around the yard enclosure shall be securely constructed so as
